Case: Jordan v. University of Tennessee

Sup. Ct. 78-1162 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: 1968

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs alleged that the Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University was being unlawfully maintained by state officials as a segregated black institution.  The case was filed in 1968, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

People

Attorney for Plaintiff

McCree, Wade H. Jr. (District of Columbia)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

77-01620

Opinion

Jordan v. U.S.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Oct. 27, 1978

Oct. 27, 1978

Order/Opinion

586 F.2d 844

78-01162

Brief for the United States in Opposition

Jordan v. The University of Tennessee

Supreme Court of the United States

March 8, 1979

March 8, 1979

Pleading / Motion / Brief

Docket

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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.

Case Details

State / Territory:

Tennessee

Case Type(s):

School Desegregation

Key Dates

Filing Date: 1968

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Supreme Court of the United States No. 78-1162

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 77-01620

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